1Hello. Just wanting to say that this is still going to be sad even though I was aiming for an upbeat chapter. Have fun reading it. After reading, please push that little button on the bottom of your screen and tell me how you feel.

At Desert Palms, a doctor came out and greeted the CSIs who were waiting to see Greg. "Hello, I'm Dr. Smith." the doctor said. "You must be here for Mr. Sanders." "Yes we are." Grissom replied. "Well, Miss Sidle is already in the room, you can just go right in and see him."

The CSIs followed Dr. Smith into a room. "And here he is." the doctor said. Grissom walked in first. "Hey, Greg." Grissom said in a low voice. "Hey, Grissom, um, I'm gonna be needing a couple of days off of work." That certainly made everyone feel a little bit better. Catherine gave both Sara and Greg a hug. "I'm so sorry." she told Greg. "Don't worry about it. You're not even on the same shift as we are." Greg said jokingly. "Hey, where's Warrick?" he asked. "He couldn't make it." Catherine said. "I'm just glad they moved him from ICU."

"The funny thing is" Greg said, "I always though I'd have to be a CSI for a few years before someone shot at me." He was obviously trying to lighten the situation. Sara spoke up. "Well, it can happen to anyone." "Don't worry about it, dude." Nick said, trying to cheer him up. "At least you're not trapped in a box somewhere with a bunch of glow sticks." Nick was referring to the time he had been kidnaped and buried alive. "I remember we were all stressed out over that one." Greg said with a slight smile on his face. Sara stood up and walked over to Grissom. "I'll be right back." she said and walked into the bathroom. "She's been drinking coffee like crazy. That's the third time today." Greg said. "Well thanks for the update." Catherine said sarcastically.

Cell phones started going off left and right. "Grissom" "Willows" "Stokes" "Oh, no. Don't tell me you guys have to leave." Greg said, disappointed. Grissom was the first off of the phone. "I've got to be at a meeting at the lab or Ecklie will have my ass." Grissom said. "Yeah and me and Nick have got a DB on the strip." "Tell Sara we all said bye." Grissom told Greg.

"Oh, wait. Grissom?"

"Yes, Greg?"

"What's in that tiny box you brought in here?"

"Oh, that's fluffy."

"You did not just bring me a spider."

"Yes I did, Greg. I'm sorry. I forgot you were afraid of spiders."

Sara came out of the bathroom. "Sorry guys. I just had to– " Greg stopped her. "I'll give you 10 bucks to stop right there." She playfully acted like she slapped him in the back of the head. "Sorry Sara. We've got to go." Grissom said. "Well, I'll see you later." Sara said. "If you ever need to talk about what happened, Greg, I'll always be available." Grissom told Greg as he left the room. "Same goes for you Sara."

I know, guys. This chapter was short, but it was murder to get typed out. I'll be back later with the next chapter of this story. Just push that little blue button on the bottom of the screen and tell me how you feel.